Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th July 2000

Dilbert//4123, first published 26 years ago on Saturday 29th July 2000

Tags

computer screen fuzzy fiddling stop working flu season clean screen handkerchief

Official transcript

The Boss calls to Dilbert as he stands in the doorway of his office. "Thanks to you, my computer screen is all fuzzy now!"

Dilbert continues walking, wondering to himself what the Boss was talking about. The Boss is irritated with Dilbert and with both arms raised he says, "You're always fiddling with something that makes something else stop working."

Dilbert replies, "Don't clean your screen with your handkerchief during flu season."

The Boss answers with both hands on his hips, "Stop changing the subject."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANKS TO YOU, MY COMPUTER SCREEN IS ALL FUZZY NOW!

YOU'RE ALWAYS FIDDLING WITH SOMETHING THAT MAKES SOMETHING ELSE STOP WORKING.

DON'T CLEAN YOUR SCREEN WITH YOUR HANDKERCHIEF DURING FLU SEASON.

STOP CHANGING THE SUBJECT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fuzzy Screen"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, standing in front of a computer screen. He is wearing a white shirt and a grey suit jacket, and has a speech bubble above his head that reads, "Thanks to you, my computer screen is all fuzzy now!"

A second character, a man with a similar hairstyle but wearing a grey suit and tie, approaches Dilbert and says, "You're always fiddling with something that makes something else stop working." Dilbert responds by pointing to the screen and saying, "Stop changing the subject."

The final panel shows the second character looking at the screen and saying, "Don't clean your screen with your handkerchief during flu season." The background of the comic strip is light blue, with a yellow door visible behind the characters.

Overall, the comic strip appears to be poking fun at the common experience of dealing with technology issues and the frustration that can come with it. The use of wordplay and clever dialogue adds to the humor and lightheartedness of the strip.

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